Lekh
Shlok
Kavita
Mantra
Bhajan
Sanskrit shloka on Shanti
Truth is my mother, Knowledge is my father, Righteousness is my brother, Mercy is my friend, Peace is my wife and Forgiveness my son. These six are my kith and kins.
सत्य मेरी माता है, ज्ञान पिता है, भाई धर्म है, दया मित्र है, शान्ति पत्नी है तथा क्षमा पुत्र है, ये छः ही मेरी सगे- सम्बन्धी हैं ।
- Chapter 1 -
Shlok 33
Peace (prasādanam) of mind (citta) (is achieved) by (internally) contemplating (bhāvanātaḥ) on (the feelings) of friendship (maitrī), compassion (karuṇā), sympathy in joy (muditā) or indifference --upekṣā-- (upekṣāṇām) regarding (viṣayāṇām) (beings who are) happy (sukha), suffering pain or distress (duḥkha), virtuous (puṇya) (or) impure (apuṇya), (respectively)||33||
Mantra on Shanti
oṃ sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ| sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścidduḥkhabhāgbhaveta|
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ||